Narcotic (YouNotUs, Janieck and Senex song) explained

Narcotic
Type:single
Artist:YouNotUs, Janieck and Senex
Cover:Younotus Narcotic.png
Studio:Kreuzberg, Berlin, Germany
Producer:YouNotUs
Chronology:YouNotUs
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"Narcotic" is a song by German duo YouNotUs, Dutch singer and songwriter Janieck and Senex from German alternative rock band Liquido. The song is a remix of Liquido's 1998 song of the same name. It was released through Raison Music Records, which is exclusively-licensed to B1 Recordings, a division of Sony Music, on 26 April 2019.[1] The official music video was released on 14 June 2019.[2]

Background

YouNotUs made the song to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the original song released in 1998.[3] [4] [5] Wolfgang Schrödl, alias Senex, affirmed that when he wrote the song in the late nineties, he did not think it would become a classic one day.[6] [7] YouNotUs said, "We wanted to offer a distraction from everyday life; a world into which our listeners can dream". The German duo confessed to Der Westen editors the genesis of the song. Tobias Bodgon from the duo said that they shared with Wolfgang [Schrödl] a studio complex in Berlin-Kreuzberg. Gregor Sahm, the other member of the duo added, "Actually Wolfgang never wanted to release a cover. But then I worked on it at the Echo aftershow party until he agreed. [...] We wanted to rekindle the song. We wanted to make him recognizable, but give him a new facet. The sweet melancholy that he has in the original, we wanted to give a summery touch."[8] In the studio, Wolfgang Schrödl recorded guitars himself, brought back the old synth of the 90's and sang the C-part, which is an intermediate part with harmonically or rhythmically new parts.[9]

Critical reception

Jazzie of Koeln-News wrote that "YouNotUs transformed the rocking original into a bouncing dance-pop track with great attention to detail, from tunes as soft as a southern sea breeze, to the sunny tropical vibe, to the euphoric drops".Dance-Charts noted that the original version is hard to recognize. They remarked the presence of "guitars, piano chords and airy percussion [in the remake] with the vocals of Janieck". To conclude, they wrote that the three artists "have transformed the rock classic into a bouncing dance-pop track with tropical vibes".

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[10]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
Croatia Airplay (HRT)[11] 15
France (SNEP)[12] 92
Latvia (EHR)[13] 3
Romania (Airplay 100)<--Please do not change this to Romanian Top 100 or Media Forest. The Airplay 100 is Romania's national singles chart from 2012 onwards. For further information, see WP:GOODCHARTS-->[14] 30
Slovenia (SloTop50)[15] 3

Year-end charts

Chart (2019)Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[16] 38
Germany (Official German Charts)[17] 48
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[18] 54
Slovenia (SloTop50)[19] 30
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[20] 66

Notes and References

  1. News: Was singen YouNotUs im Songtext der neuen Version des Hits "Narcotic" auf Deutsch?. What do YouNotUs sing in German in the lyrics of the new version of the hit "Narcotic"?. Ramona. 24 October 2019. Songtexte.com. German. 30 October 2019.
  2. News: "Narcotic": Neue Version des Kult-Songs von YOUNOTUS feat. Janieck & Senex. "Narcotic": New version of the cult song by YOUNOTUS feat. Janieck & Senex. Natalie. 20 June 2019. Songtexte.com. German. 30 October 2019.
  3. News: YouNotUs : Le clip de la nouvelle version de 'Narcotic' à découvrir (Musique). YouNotUs: The clip of the new version of 'Narcotic' to discover. The Redaction. 16 August 2019. MaXoE. French. 30 October 2019.
  4. Web site: "YouNotUs" und der Song mit Kelvin Jones. "YouNotUs" and the song with Kelvin Jones. LooMee Redaktion. 20 October 2019. LooMee-TV. German. 30 October 2019.
  5. News: Musikvideo: YouNotUs, Janieck & Senex - Narcotic. Music video: YouNotUs, Janieck & Senex - Narcotic. Mix1. German. 30 October 2019.
  6. News: YouNotUs – "Narcotic" stürmt die Sommer Charts. YouNotUs - "Narcotic" storms the summer charts. Jazzie. 13 July 2019. Koeln News. German. 30 October 2019.
  7. News: Über 20 Jahre später: Dieses DJ-Duo legt Liquidos Hit "Narcotic" neu auf. More than 20 years later: This DJ duo reissues Liquidos hit "Narcotic". ME-Redaktion. 26 April 2019. Musikexpress. German. 30 October 2019.
  8. News: Diese Hymne der 90er darf auf keiner Party fehlen – dank ihnen erobert sie 20 Jahre danach wieder die Charts. This hymn of the 90s must not be missing at any party - thanks to them, it conquers the charts again 20 years later. 2 August 2019. Der Westen. German. 30 October 2019.
  9. Younotus im Interview: "Alles, was wir machen, entsteht gemeinsam.". Younotus in an interview: "Everything we do comes together.". Younotus. Younotus. Pauline Sickmann. 13 June 2019. Unicum. German. 30 October 2019.
  10. Web site: Narcotic / YouNotUs. Tidal. 30 October 2019.
  11. Web site: ARC 100 - datum: 25. studenoga 2019.. HRT. Croatian. 26 November 2019.
  12. Web site: Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles (téléchargement + streaming) – SNEP (Week 45, 2019). https://web.archive.org/web/20191111014246/http://www.snepmusique.com/tops-semaine/top-singles-megafusion/?ye=2019&we=45. dead. 11 November 2019. Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. French. 13 November 2019.
  13. Web site: EHR TOP 40 – 2019.08.16. European Hit Radio. 21 April 2022. 21 April 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220421092518/https://www.ehrhiti.lv/arhivs/ehr-top-40?airDate=2019.08.16. live.
  14. News: Top Airplay 100 – Hai să-ţi cânt acum că-s No.1!. Top Airplay 100 – Let's play now I'm No.1!. Victor. Arvunescu. 21 October 2019. Un site de muzică. Romanian. 31 October 2019.
  15. Web site: SloTop50 – Slovenian official singles chart. SloTop50. 30 October 2019.
  16. Web site: Jahreshitparade Singles 2019. austriancharts.at. 1 January 2020.
  17. Web site: Top 100 Jahrescharts 2019. mtv.de. GfK Entertainment. German. 6 December 2019.
  18. Web site: Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2019. Dutch Top 40. 30 December 2019.
  19. Web site: SloTop50 – Letne lestvice. SloTop50. Slovenian. 31 December 2019.
  20. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2019 – hitparade.ch. Hung Medien. 30 December 2019.
  21. Web site: Najpopularniejsze single radiowe i najlepiej sprzedające się płyty 2020 roku. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. pl. 28 January 2021.

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